Summerly Coolers and Winterly Heaters: The hidden benefits of pecans on soil
In the southern part of South America, the summer is approaching, and with that are the worries about having the pecan orchards in suitable conditions to “start the race” for yielding nuts. The good news is that this will be a season with an El Niño event, meaning a wet summer and potentially high nut...
Read moreHow Pecans May Help Lead to Net Zero Carbon
`Since ancient times, farmers have viewed the soil as a source of wealth to preserve and as an indicator of environmental health. For example, the Roman writer and politician Marcus Porcius Priscus (234-149 BCE), better known as Cato, noted in his famous essay “De Agri Cultura” many usual agricultural practices carried on vineyards and olive...
Read moreWhat a Low-Cost Drone Can Do for Your Orchard
The pecan sector in Argentina is growing fast. However, this rapid growth of the industry (mainly due to an increase in planted area) is not yet fully accompanied by the massive adoption of new technologies, in part because many Argentine farmers are not yet completely sure about the applications of, for example, robotic devices such...
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